to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
to invite in; to usher in
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
to have one's horizons broadened
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
gradually; slowly but steadily
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
antiquity; the previous era
incident; affair; happening; event
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
simultaneous; all at once
hosing down; drainage; discharge of water; spraying with water
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come